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students (already nursing Recom
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overarching aim sample,
nursing program in this ons in
was to more although
but had not yet sample the
fully understand diverse,
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experience of when they studied valuable literatur
nursing abroad. No and e
participants were worthwhil from one regardin
3rd-year nursing e to university g the
students; this may continue in the phenom
be attributable to supportin Southeast enon of
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particular encouragi United abroad
institution, a heavy ng these States nursing
3rd-year nursing study therefore program
curriculum is abroad presenting s
mandated, leaving opportuni its own included
very little free time ties. the
for studying Recognizin need for
abroad.Sevenpartic g one’s unique set larger
ipants (39%) biases, of and
reported in the opinions, limitations more
category of 18 to and , primarily
27 years while 10 beliefs is the
(56%) reported the first inability to diverse
being between the step in the generalize samples.
ages of 28 and 37 journey to the This
years. One toward greater qualitati
participant (5%) cultural populatio ve study
reported an age of competen n. These used a
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years at the time of Actively have e
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paralyzed
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surprise that 15 on all ages,
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(84%) of them had accounts, cultural
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degree. possible unds,
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ty to be responses academi
the participants
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their have been In
ethnicity as White.
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reported their memorabl ously y large
ethnicities as e altered in number
follows: 2 (11.1%) opportuni an effort of 18
as Hispanic, 1 as ty to learn to curry participa
Pacific-Islander how to nts
(5.5%), 2 (11.1%) as adapt and agreed
Asian, 1 as African will assist favor with
American (5.5%), nursing or aid the
and 1 as West students researche to be
Indian (5.5%). in the r. intervie
Finally, 7 future Although wed, a
participants (39%) with interviews significa
reported being recognizin were nt
single, 8 g culture conducted number
participants shock in on an for a
(44.4%) were their individual phenom
married, 1 patients. basis, enologic
participant (5.5%) Finally, participan al study.
was divorced, and 2 the ts may Given
participants mastering have the lack
(11.1%) were living that spoken to
with partners. As comes one
another of
previously through
about the qualitati
mentioned, most enactive
interview ve
samples in existing attainmen
process research
research examining t or direct
on
study abroad experienc
America
programs for e is the
without n
nursing students strongest
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were homogenous source of
knowledg students
self-
e of this who
efficacy as
(single, young, researche study
suggested
White females). r given the abroad,
by
Recommendations close findings
Bandura
for future research proximity from
(1986)
on the and
and helps
phenomenon of relationshi
the this
study abroad ps
student to study
programs for embrace have
nursing students their of this begun
indicated the need decision cohort of to
for greater diversity to pursue students address
in samples (Zorn, nursing. It (some had the gap
1996) and this is vital graduated in
study was that ). Finally, existing
successful in tomorrow’ because knowled
accomplishing the s nurses the ge on
goal of a diverse have self- researche this
sample efficacious r had phenom
natures to enon
take on
the accompan
challenges ied them of
and exert while interest.
the studying
necessary abroad,
effort to the
accomplis participan
h and ts may
overcome have been
rather less
than
succumb
descriptiv
to what
e in the
may be
interviews
viewed as
regarding
a threat.
the actual
They will
experienc
be
es. Often,
expected
they
to provide
began
care to a
diverse
group of
patients
and need
to
understan
d the
journey
toward
cultural
competen
ce